Find an Online English Tutor!


Lexis Rex Home

Find an Online English Tutor!






English Sentence Analyser

Use this page to analyse and learn English text. You can copy text into the box below or get a random sentence from our database. Press the Analyse button to get translations of the text and words.




there
     1. adv. (location) In a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) at some distance from the speaker (compare here).
     2. adv. (figuratively) In that matter, relation, etc.; at that point, stage, etc., regarded as a distinct place.
           He did not stop there, but continued his speech.
           They patched up their differences, but matters did not end there.
     3. adv. (location) To or into that place; thither.
     4. adv. (obsolete) Where, there where, in which place.
     5. adv. In existence or in this world; see pronoun section below.
     6. interj. Used to offer encouragement or sympathy.
           There, there. Everything is going to turn out all right.
     7. interj. Used to express victory or completion.
           There! That knot should hold.
     8. n. That place.
     9. n. That status; that position.
           You get it ready; I'll take it from there.
     10. pron. Used as an expletive subject of be in its sense of “exist”, with the semantic, usually indefinite subject being postponed or (occasionally) implied.
           There are two apples on the table. =Two apples are on the table.
           There is no way to do it. =No way to do it exists.
           Is there an answer? =Does an answer exist?
           No, there isn't. =No, one doesn't exist.
     11. pron. Used with other intransitive verbs of existence, in the same sense, or with other intransitive verbs, adding a sense of existence.
           If x is a positive number, then there exists =there is a positive number y less than x.
           There remain several problems with this approach. =Several problems remain with this approach.
           Once upon a time, in a now-forgotten kingdom, there lived a woodsman with his wife. =There was a woodsman, who lived with his wife.
           There arose a great wind out of the east. =There was now a great wind, arising in the east.
     12. pron. Used with other verbs, when raised.
           There seems to be some difficulty with the papers. =It seems that there is some difficulty with the papers.
           I expected there to be a simpler solution. =I expected that there would be a simpler solution.
           There are beginning to be complications. =It's beginning to be the case that there are complications.
     13. pron. (in combination with certain prepositions, no longer productive) That.
           therefor, thereat, thereunder
     14. pron. (colloquial) Used to replace an unknown name, principally in greetings and farewells
           Hi there, young fellow.
     15. contraction. misspelling of they’re
     16. det. misspelling of their
should
     1. v. (auxiliary) Be obliged to; have an obligation to; indicates that the subject of the sentence has some obligation to execute the sentence predicate or that the speaker has some strong advice but has no
           What do I think? What should I do?
           You should never drink and drive.
           You should always wear a seat belt.
     2. v. (auxiliary) ought to; speaker's opinion, or advice that an action is correct, beneficial, or desirable.
           You should brush your teeth every day.
           I should exercise more often, but I'm too lazy.
     3. v. (auxiliary) Will be likely to (become or do something); indicates a degree of possibility or probability that the subject of the sentence is likely to execute the sentence predicate.
           When you press this button, the pilot flame should ignite.
           You should be warm enough with that coat.
     4. v. (auxiliary, subjunctive) Used as a variant of the present subjunctive.
           If I should be late, go without me.
           Should you need extra blankets, you will find them in the closet.
     5. v. (auxiliary) simple past tense of shall
           I told him that I should be busy tomorrow.
     6. v. (auxiliary, formal, literary) A variant of would when used with first person subjects.
           I should imagine that everything is fine right now.
           I should be lucky if I were you.
     7. n. A statement of what ought to be the case as opposed to what is the case.
     shall
          1. v. (modal, auxiliary verb, defective) Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural.
                I shall sing in the choir tomorrow.
                I hope that we shall win the game.
          2. v. Used similarly to indicate determination or obligation in the second and third persons singular or plural.
                (determination): You shall go to the ball!
                (obligation): Citizens shall provide proof of identity.
          3. v. Used in questions with the first person singular or plural to suggest a possible future action.
                Shall I help you with that?
                Shall we go out later?
                Let us examine that, shall we?
          4. v. (obsolete) To owe.
be
     1. v. (intransitive, now literary) To exist; to have real existence.
     2. v. (with there, or dialectally it, as dummy subject) To exist.
           There is just one woman in town who can help us. (or, dialectally:) It is just one woman in town who can help us.
     3. v. (intransitive) To occupy a place.
           The cup is on the table.
     4. v. (intransitive) To occur, to take place.
           When will the meeting be?
     5. v. (intransitive, in perfect tenses, without predicate) Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar.
           The postman has been today, but my tickets have still not yet come.
           I have been to Spain many times.
           Moscow, huh? I've never been, but it sounds fascinating.
     6. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject and object are the same.
           Knowledge is bliss.
           Hi, I’m Jim.
     7. v. (transitive, copulative, mathematics) Used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same.
           3 times 5 is fifteen.
     8. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal.
           François Mitterrand was president of France from 1981 to 1995.
     9. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it.
           The sky is blue.
     10. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase.
           The sky is a deep blue today.
     11. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the passive voice.
           The dog was drowned by the boy.
     12. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the continuous forms of various tenses.
           The woman is walking.
           I shall be writing to you soon.
           We liked to chat while we were eating.
     13. v. (archaic, auxiliary) Used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs, most of which indicate motion. Often still used for "to go".
     14. v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form future tenses, especially the future periphrastic.
           I am to leave tomorrow.
           I would drive you, were I to obtain a car.
     15. v. (transitive, copulative) Used to link a subject to a measurement.
           This building is three hundred years old.
           I am 75 kilograms.
           He’s about 6 feet tall.
     16. v. (transitive, copulative, with a cardinal numeral) Used to state the age of a subject in years.
           I’m 20. (= I am 20 years old.)
     17. v. (with a dummy subject) it Used to indicate the time of day.
           It is almost eight. (= It is almost eight o’clock.)
           It’s 8:30 read eight-thirty in Tokyo.
           What time is it there? It’s night.
     18. v. (With since) Used to indicate passage of time since the occurrence of an event.
           It has been three years since my grandmother died. (similar to My grandmother died three years ago, but emphasizes the intervening period)
           It had been six days since his departure, when I received a letter from him.
     19. v. (often, impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate weather, air quality, or the like.
           It is hot in Arizona, but it is not usually humid.
           Why is it so dark in here?
     20. v. (dynamic/lexical "be", especially in progressive tenses, conjugated non-suppletively in the present tense, see usage notes) To exist or behave in a certain way.
           "What do we do?" "We be ourselves.".
           Why is he being nice to me?
an
     1. art. Form of a used before a vowel sound
     2. art. (now quite rare) Form of a used before 'h' in an unstressed syllable
     3. art. (nonstandard) Form of a used before 'h' in a stressed syllable
     4. conj. (archaic) If
     5. conj. (archaic) So long as.
           An it harm none, do what ye will.
     6. conj. (archaic) As if; as though.
     7. n. The first letter of the Georgian alphabet, ა (Mkhedruli), Ⴀ (Asomtavruli) or ⴀ (Nuskhuri).
     8. prep. In each; to or for each; per.
           I was only going twenty miles an hour.
international
     1. adj. Of or having to do with more than one nation.
     2. adj. Between or among nations
           an international discussion
     3. adj. participated in by two or more nations
           an international competition
     4. adj. common to, or affecting, two or more nations.
           an international rule
     5. adj. serving two or more nations
           an international airport
     6. adj. Of or concerning the association called the International.
     7. adj. Independent of national boundaries; common to all people.
           The atmosphere is an international resource.
           the international community of scholars
     8. adj. Foreign; of another nation.
           an international student
     9. n. (sports) Someone who has represented their country in a particularly sport.
           The United team includes five England internationals.
     10. n. (sports) A game or contest between two or more nations.
     11. n. (politics) A transnational organization of political parties of similar ideology.
committee
     1. n. a body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols
     2. n. (archaic) a guardian; someone in charge of another person deemed to be unable to look after himself or herself.
headed
     1. adj. Of a sheet of paper: having the sender's name, address, etc. pre-printed at the top.
     2. adj. (in combination) Having a head with specified characteristics.
           a large-headed caricature of a politician
     3. adj. (in combination) Heading in a certain direction.
           southward-headed caravans
     4. v. simple past tense and past participle of head
           Smith headed the team last summer.
           We headed toward the ocean.
     head
          1. n. The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth and main sense organs.
                Be careful when you pet that dog on the head; it may bite.
          2. n.          (people) To do with heads.
          3. n.         # Mental or emotional aptitude or skill.
                   #     The company is looking for people with good heads for business.
                   #     He has no head for heights.
                   #     It's all about having a good head on your shoulders.
          4. n.         # Mind; one's own thoughts.
                   #     This song keeps going through my head.
          5. n.         # A headache; especially one resulting from intoxication.
          6. n.         # A headdress; a covering for the head.
                   #     a laced head;   a head of hair
          7. n.         # An individual person.
                   #     Admission is three dollars a head.
          8. n.          (animals) To do with heads.
          9. n.         # (measure word for livestock and game) A single animal.
                   #     200 head of cattle and 50 head of horses
                   #     12 head of big cattle and 14 head of branded calves
                   #     at five years of age this head of cattle is worth perhaps $40
                   #     a reduction in the assessment per head of sheep
                   #     they shot 20 head of quail
          10. n.         # The population of game.
                   #     we have a heavy head of deer this year
                   #     planting the hedges increased the head of quail and doves
          11. n.         # The antlers of a deer.
          12. n. The topmost, foremost, or leading part.
                What does it say at the head of the page?
          13. n.          The end of a table.
          14. n.         # The end of a rectangular table furthest from the entrance; traditionally considered a seat of honor.
                   #     During meetings, the supervisor usually sits at the head of the table.
          15. n.         # (billiards) The end of a pool table opposite the end where the balls have been racked.
          16. n.          The principal operative part of a machine or tool.
          17. n.         # The end of a hammer, axe, golf club or similar implement used for striking other objects.
          18. n.         # The end of a nail, screw, bolt or similar fastener which is opposite the point; usually blunt and relatively wide.
                   #     Hit the nail on the head!
          19. n.         # The sharp end of an arrow, spear or pointer.
                   #     The head of the compass needle is pointing due north.
          20. n.         # (lacrosse) The top part of a lacrosse stick that holds the ball.
          21. n.         # (music) A drum head, the membrane which is hit to produce sound.
                   #     Tap the head of the drum for this roll.
          22. n.         # A machine element which reads or writes electromagnetic signals to or from a storage medium.
                   #     The heads of your tape player need to be cleaned.
          23. n.         # (computing) The part of a disk drive responsible for reading and writing data.
          24. n.         # (automotive) The cylinder head, a platform above the cylinders in an internal combustion engine, containing the valves and spark plugs.
          25. n.          The foam that forms on top of beer or other carbonated beverages.
                        Pour me a fresh beer; this one has no head.
          26. n.          (engineering) The end cap of a cylindrically-shaped pressure vessel.
          27. n.          (UK, geology) Deposits near the top of a geological succession.
          28. n.          (medicine) The end of an abscess where pus collects.
          29. n.          (music) The headstock of a guitar.
          30. n.          (nautical) A leading component.
          31. n.         # The top edge of a sail.
          32. n.         # The bow of a vessel.
          33. n.          (British) A headland.
          34. n. (social) A leader or expert.
          35. n.          The place of honour, or of command; the most important or foremost position; the front.
          36. n.          Leader; chief; mastermind.
                        I'd like to speak to the head of the department.
                        Police arrested the head of the gang in a raid last night.
          37. n.          A headmaster or headmistress.
                        I was called into the head's office to discuss my behaviour.
          38. n.          (music, slang) A person with an extensive knowledge of hip hop.
                        Only true heads know this.
          39. n. A significant or important part.
          40. n.          A beginning or end, a protuberance.
          41. n.         # The source of a river; the end of a lake where a river flows into it.
                   #     The expedition followed the river all the way to the head.
          42. n.         # A clump of seeds, leaves or flowers; a capitulum.
                   #     Give me a head of lettuce.
          43. n.         ## An ear of wheat, barley, or other small cereal.
          44. n.         ## The leafy top part of a tree.
          45. n.         # (anatomy) The rounded part of a bone fitting into a depression in another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint.
          46. n.         # (nautical) The toilet of a ship.
                   #     I've got to go to the head.
          47. n.         # (in the plural) Tiles laid at the eaves of a house.
          48. n.          A component.
          49. n.         # (jazz) The principal melody or theme of a piece.
          50. n.         # (linguistics) A morpheme that determines the category of a compound or the word that determines the syntactic type of the phrase of which it is a memb
          51. n. Headway; progress.
                We are having a difficult time making head against this wind.
          52. n. Topic; subject.
                We will consider performance issues under the head of future improvements.
          53. n. Denouement; crisis.
                These isses are going to come to a head today.
          54. n. (fluid dynamics) Pressure and energy.
          55. n.          A buildup of fluid pressure, often quantified as pressure head.
                        Let the engine build up a good head of steam.
          56. n.          The difference in elevation between two points in a column of fluid, and the resulting pressure of the fluid at the lower point.
          57. n.          More generally, energy in a mass of fluid divided by its weight.
          58. n. (slang) Fellatio or cunnilingus; oral sex.
                She gave great head.
          59. n. (slang) The glans penis.
          60. n. (slang) A heavy or habitual user of illicit drugs.
          61. n. (obsolete) Power; armed force.
          62. adj. Of, relating to, or intended for the head.
          63. adj. Foremost in rank or importance.
                the head cook
          64. adj. Placed at the top or the front.
          65. adj. Coming from in front.
                head sea
by
     1. prep. Near or next to.
           The mailbox is by the bus stop.
     2. prep. At some time before (the given time), or before the end of a given time interval.
           Be back by ten o'clock!  We will send it by the first week of July.
     3. prep. Indicates the actor in a clause with its verb in the passive voice: Through the action or presence of.
           The matter was decided by the chairman.  The boat was swamped by the water.  He was protected by his body armour.
     4. prep. Indicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of.
           There are many well-known plays by William Shakespeare
     5. prep. Indicates the cause of a condition or event: Through the action of, caused by, responsibility for; by dint of.
     6. prep. Indicates a means: Involving/using the means of.
           I avoided the guards by moving only when they weren't looking.
     7. prep. Indicates a source of light used as illumination.
           The electricity was cut off, so we had to read by candlelight.
     8. prep. Indicates an authority, rule, or permission followed.
           I sorted the items by category.  By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife.
     9. prep. Indicates the amount of some progression: With a change of.
           Our stock is up by ten percent.
     10. prep. In the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another.
           We went through the book page by page.  We crawled forward by inches.
     11. prep. Indicates a referenced source: According to.
           He cheated by his own admission.
     12. prep. Indicates an oath: With the authority of.
           By Jove! I think she's got it!  By all that is holy, I'll put an end to this.
     13. prep. Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something.
           It is easy to invert a 2-by-2 matrix.  The room was about 4 foot by 6 foot.  The bricks used to build the wall measured 10 by 20 by 30 cm.
     14. prep. (horse breeding) Designates a horse's male parent (sire); cf. out of.
           She's a lovely little filly, by Big Lad, out of Damsel in Distress.
     15. adv. Along a path which runs by the speaker.
           I watched as it passed by.
     16. adv. In the vicinity, near.
           There was a shepherd close by.
           The shop is hard by the High Street.
     17. adv. To or at a place, as a residence or place of business.
           I'll stop by on my way home from work.
           We're right near the lifeguard station. Come by before you leave.
     18. adv. Aside, away.
           The women spent much time after harvest putting jams by for winter and spring.
     19. adj. Out of the way, subsidiary.
     20. n. (card games) A pass
     21. interj. alternative spelling of bye
a
     1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group.
           There was a man here looking for you yesterday.
     2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word.
           I've seen it happen a hundred times.
     3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003)
           We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London.
     4. art. The same; one.
           We are of a mind on matters of morals.
     5. art. Any, every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope; also used with a negative to indicate not a single one.Lindberg, Christine A. (2007)
           A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties.
           He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head?
     6. art. Used before plural nouns modified by few, good many, couple, great many, etc.
     7. art. Someone or something like; similar to; Used before a proper noun to create an example out of it.
           The center of the village was becoming a Times Square.
     8. prep. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto.
           Stand a tiptoe.
     9. prep. To do with separation; In, into.
           Torn a pieces.
     10. prep. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by.
           I brush my teeth twice a day.
     11. prep. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with.
     12. prep. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In.
           A God’s name.
     13. prep. To do with status; In.
           King James Bible (II Chronicles 2:18)
             To set the people a worke.
     14. prep. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing.
           1964, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changin’
             The times, they are a-changin'.
     15. prep. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in.
           1611, King James Bible, Hebrews 11-21
             Jacob, when he was a dying
     16. prep. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into.
     17. v. (archaic, or slang) Have.
           I'd a come, if you'd a asked.
     18. pron. (obsolete, outside, England, and Scotland dialects) He.
     19. interj. A meaningless syllable; ah.
     20. prep. (archaic, slang) Of.
           The name of John a Gaunt.
     21. adv. (chiefly Scotland) All.
     22. adj. (chiefly Scotland) All.
prominent
     1. adj. Standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant.
     2. adj. Likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous.
     3. adj. Eminent; distinguished above others.
personality
     1. n. A set of qualities that make a person (or thing) distinct from another.
           The president has a unique personality.
     2. n. An assumed role or manner of behavior.
           My work PC emulates a Windows personality.
           In his final act, the comedian takes on a child's personality.
     3. n. A celebrity.
           Johnny Carson was a respected television personality.
     4. n. Charisma, or qualities that make a person stand out from the crowd.
           The best contestant shows most personality.
     5. n. Something said or written which refers to the person, conduct, etc., of some individual, especially something of a disparaging or offensive nature; personal remarks.
           indulgence in personalities
     6. n. (legal) That quality of a law which concerns the condition, state, and capacity of persons.
to
     1. part. A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
           I want to leave.
           He asked me what to do.
           I don’t know how to say it.
           I have places to go and people to see.
     2. part. As above, with the verb implied.
           "Did you visit the museum?" "I wanted to, but it was closed.".
           If he hasn't read it yet, he ought to.
     3. part. A particle used to create phrasal verbs.
           I have to do laundry today.
     4. prep. Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.
           We are walking to the shop.
     5. prep. Used to indicate purpose.
           He devoted himself to education.
           They drank to his health.
     6. prep. Used to indicate result of action.
           His face was beaten to a pulp.
     7. prep. Used after an adjective to indicate its application.
           similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking.
     8. prep. (obsolete,) As a.
           With God to friend (with God as a friend);   with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe);   lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice);   t
     9. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.
           one to one = 1:1
           ten to one = 10:1.
           I have ten dollars to your four.
     10. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
           Three squared or three to the second power is nine.
           Three to the power of two is nine.
           Three to the second is nine.
     11. prep. Used to indicate the indirect object.
           I gave the book to him.
     12. prep. (time) Preceding.
           ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour).
     13. prep. Used to describe what something consists of or contains.
           Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it.
           There's a lot of sense to what he says.
     14. prep. (Canada, UK, Newfoundland, West Midlands) At.
           Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y.
     15. adv. Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
           Please push the door to.
     16. adv. (nautical) Into the wind.
     17. adv. misspelling of too
supervise
     1. v. To oversee or direct a task or organization.
           Without someone to supervise them, the group will lack direction.
     2. v. (transitive, obsolete) To look over so as to read; to peruse.
the
     1. art. Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that an entity it articulates is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in that same sentence, or assumed already
           I’m reading the book. (Compare I’m reading a book.)
           The street in front of your house. (Compare A street in Paris.)
           The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird.
     2. art.          Used before a noun modified by a restrictive relative clause, indicating that the noun refers to a single referent defined by the relative clause.
                    The street that runs through my hometown.
     3. art. Used before an object considered to be unique, or of which there is only one at a time.
           No one knows how many galaxies there are in the universe.
           God save the Queen!
     4. art. Used before a superlative or an ordinal number modifying a noun, to indicate that the noun refers to a single item.
           That was the best apple pie ever.
     5. art.          Added to a superlative or an ordinal number to make it into a substantive.
                    That apple pie was the best.
     6. art. Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class.
     7. art. Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective.
           Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.
     8. art. Used to indicate a certain example of (a noun) which is usually of most concern or most common or familiar.
           No one in the whole country had seen it before.
           I don't think I'll get to it until the morning.
     9. art. Used before a body part (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun.
           A stone hit him on the head. (= “A stone hit him on his head.”)
     10. art. When stressed, indicates that it describes an object which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention.
           That is the hospital to go to for heart surgery.
     11. adv. 1=With a comparative ormore and a verb phrase, establishes a parallel with one or more other such comparatives.
           The hotter the better.
           The more I think about it, the weaker it looks.
           The more money donated, the more books purchased, and the more happy children.
           It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it.
     12. adv. 1=With a comparative, and often withfor it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated withnone.
           It was a difficult time, but I’m the wiser for it.
           It was a difficult time, and I’m none the wiser for it.
           I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that.
return
     1. v. (intransitive) To come or go back (to a place or person).
           Although the birds fly north for the summer, they return here in winter.
     2. v. (intransitive) To go back in thought, narration, or argument.
           To return to my story...
     3. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To turn back, retreat.
     4. v. (transitive, obsolete) To turn (something) round.
     5. v. To place or put back something where it had been.
           Please return your hands to your lap.
     6. v. To give something back to its original holder or owner.
           You should return the library book within one month.
     7. v. To take back something to a vendor for a refund.
           If the goods don't work, you can return them.
     8. v. To give in requital or recompense; to requite.
     9. v. (tennis) To bat the ball back over the net in response to a serve.
           The player couldn't return the serve because it was so fast.
     10. v. (card games) To play a card as a result of another player's lead.
           If one players plays a trump, the others must return a trump.
     11. v. (cricket) To throw a ball back to the wicket-keeper (or a fielder at that position) from somewhere in the field.
     12. v. To say in reply; to respond.
           to return an answer;  to return thanks
     13. v. (intransitive, computing) To relinquish control to the calling procedure.
     14. v. (transitive, computing) To pass (data) back to the calling procedure.
           This function returns the number of files in the directory.
     15. v. (transitive, dated) To retort; to throw back.
           to return the lie
     16. v. To report, or bring back and make known.
           to return the result of an election
     17. v. (by extension, UK) To elect according to the official report of the election officers.
     18. n. The act of returning.
           I expect the house to be spotless upon my return.
     19. n. A return ticket.
           Do you want a one-way or a return?
     20. n. An item that is returned, e.g. due to a defect, or the act of returning it.
           Last year there were 250 returns of this product, an improvement on the 500 returns the year before.
     21. n. An answer.
           a return to one's question
     22. n. An account, or formal report, of an action performed, of a duty discharged, of facts or statistics, etc.; especially, in the plural, a set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information.
           election returns; a return of the amount of goods produced or sold
     23. n. Gain or loss from an investment.
           It yielded a return of 5%.
     24. n. (taxation, finance): A report of income submitted to a government for purposes of specifying exact tax payment amounts. A tax return.
           Hand in your return by the end of the tax year.
     25. n. (computing) A carriage return character.
     26. n. (computing) The act of relinquishing control to the calling procedure.
     27. n. (computing) A return value: the data passed back from a called procedure.
     28. n. A short perpendicular extension of a desk, usually slightly lower.
     29. n. (American football) Catching a ball after a punt and running it back towards the opposing team.
     30. n. (cricket) A throw from a fielder to the wicket-keeper or to another fielder at the wicket.
     31. n. (architecture) The continuation in a different direction, most often at a right angle, of a building, face of a building, or any member, such as a moulding; applied to the shorter in contradistinction
           A facade of sixty feet east and west has a return of twenty feet north and south.
of
     1. prep. Expressing distance or motion.
     2. prep.          (now obsolete, or dialectal) From (of distance, direction), "off".
     3. prep.          (obsolete except in phrases) Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.).
     4. prep.          From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.).
                    There are no shops within twenty miles of the cottage.
     5. prep.          (North America, Scotland, Ireland) Before (the hour); to.
                    What's the time? / Nearly a quarter of three.
     6. prep. Expressing separation.
     7. prep.          (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with the action indicated by a transitive verb and the quality or substance by a grammatical object.)
                    Finally she was relieved of the burden of caring for her sick husband.
     8. prep.          (Indicating removal, absence or separation, with resulting state indicated by an adjective.)
                    He seemed devoid of human feelings.
     9. prep.          (obsolete) (Indicating removal, absence or separation, construed with an intransitive verb.)
     10. prep. Expressing origin.
     11. prep.          (Indicating an ancestral source or origin of descent.)
                    The word is believed to be of Japanese origin.
     12. prep.          (Indicating a (non-physical) source of action or emotion; introducing a cause, instigation); from, out of, as an expression of.
                    The invention was born of necessity.
     13. prep.          (following an intransitive verb) (Indicates the source or cause of the verb.)
                    It is said that she died of a broken heart.
     14. prep.          (following an adjective) (Indicates the subject or cause of the adjective.)
                    I am tired of all this nonsense.
     15. prep. Expressing agency.
     16. prep.          (following a passive verb) (Indicates the agent (for most verbs, now usually expressed with by).)
                    I am not particularly enamoured of this idea.
     17. prep.          (Used to introduce the "subjective genitive"; following a noun to form the head of a postmodifying noun phrase) (see also 'Possession' senses below).
                    The contract can be terminated at any time with the agreement of both parties.
     18. prep.          (following an adjective) (Used to indicate the agent of something described by the adjective.)
                    It was very brave of you to speak out like that.
     19. prep. Expressing composition, substance.
     20. prep.          (after a verb expressing construction, making etc.) (Used to indicate the material or substance used.)
                    Many 'corks' are now actually made of plastic.
     21. prep.          (directly following a noun) (Used to indicate the material of the just-mentioned object.)
                    She wore a dress of silk.
     22. prep.          (Indicating the composition of a given collective or quantitative noun.)
                    What a lot of nonsense!
     23. prep.          (Used to link a given class of things with a specific example of that class.)
                   Welcome to the historic town of Harwich.
     24. prep.          (Links two nouns in near-apposition, with the first qualifying the second); "which is also".
                    I'm not driving this wreck of a car.
     25. prep. Introducing subject matter.
     26. prep.          (Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-ma
                    I'm always thinking of you.
     27. prep.          (following a noun (now chiefly nouns of knowledge, communication etc.)) (Introduces its subject matter); about, concerning.
                    He told us the story of his journey to India.
     28. prep.          (following an adjective) (Introduces its subject matter.)
                    This behaviour is typical of teenagers.
     29. prep. Having partitive effect.
     30. prep.          (following a number or other quantitive word) (Introduces the whole for which is indicated only the specified part or segment); "from among".
                    Most of these apples are rotten.
     31. prep.          (following a noun) (Indicates a given part.)
     32. prep.          (now archaic, literary, with preceding partitive word assumed, or as a predicate after to be) Some, an amount of, one of.
                    On the whole, they seem to be of the decent sort.
     33. prep.          (Links to a genitive noun or possessive pronoun, with partitive effect (though now often merged with possessive senses, below).)
                    He is a friend of mine.
     34. prep. Expressing possession.
     35. prep.          Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above.
                    He was perhaps the most famous scientist of the twentieth century.
     36. prep.          Belonging to (a place) through having title, ownership or control over it.
                    The owner of the nightclub was arrested.
     37. prep.          Belonging to (someone or something) as something they possess or have as a characteristic; (the "possessive genitive". (With abstract nouns, this inter
                    Keep the handle of the saucepan away from the flames.
     38. prep. Forming the "objective genitive".
     39. prep.          (Follows an agent noun, verbal noun or noun of action.)
                    She had a profound distrust of the police.
     40. prep. Expressing qualities or characteristics.
     41. prep.          (now archaic, or literary) (Links an adjective with a noun or noun phrase to form a quasi-adverbial qualifier); in respect to, as regards.
                    My companion seemed affable and easy of manner.
     42. prep.          (Indicates a quality or characteristic); "characterized by".
                    Pooh was said to be a bear of very little brain.
     43. prep.          (Indicates quantity, age, price, etc.)
                    We have been paying interest at a rate of 10%.
     44. prep.          (US, informal considered incorrect by some) (Used to link singular indefinite nouns (preceded by the indefinite article) and attributive adjectives mod
                    It's not that big of a deal.
     45. prep. Expressing a point in time.
     46. prep.          (chiefly regional) During the course of (a set period of time, day of the week etc.), now specifically with implied repetition or regularity.
                    Of an evening, we would often go for a stroll along the river.
     47. prep.          (UK dialectal, chiefly in negative constructions) For (a given length of time).
                    I've not tekken her out of a goodly long while.
     48. prep.          (after a noun) (Indicates duration of a state, activity etc.)
                    After a delay of three hours, the plane finally took off.
displaced
     1. v. simple past tense and past participle of displace
     displace
          1. v. To put out of place; to disarrange.
          2. v. To move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland.
          3. v. To supplant, or take the place of something or someone; to substitute.
          4. v. To replace, on account of being superior to or more suitable than that which is being replaced.
                Electronic calculators soon displaced the older mechanical kind.
          5. v. (of a floating ship) To have a weight equal to that of the water displaced.
          6. v. (psychology) to repress
people
     1. n. Used as plural of person; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.
           Why do so many people commit suicide?
     2. n. Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc; folk; a community.
     3. n. A group of persons regarded as being employees, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler.
     4. n. One's colleagues or employees.
     5. n. A person's ancestors, relatives or family.
           My people lived through the Black Plague and the Thirty Years War.
     6. n. The mass of a community as distinguished from a special class (elite); the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; the citizens.
     7. n. plural of person.
     8. v. To stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people; to populate.
     9. v. (intransitive) To become populous or populated.
     10. v. To inhabit; to occupy; to populate.
to
     1. part. A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
           I want to leave.
           He asked me what to do.
           I don’t know how to say it.
           I have places to go and people to see.
     2. part. As above, with the verb implied.
           "Did you visit the museum?" "I wanted to, but it was closed.".
           If he hasn't read it yet, he ought to.
     3. part. A particle used to create phrasal verbs.
           I have to do laundry today.
     4. prep. Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.
           We are walking to the shop.
     5. prep. Used to indicate purpose.
           He devoted himself to education.
           They drank to his health.
     6. prep. Used to indicate result of action.
           His face was beaten to a pulp.
     7. prep. Used after an adjective to indicate its application.
           similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking.
     8. prep. (obsolete,) As a.
           With God to friend (with God as a friend);   with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe);   lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice);   t
     9. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.
           one to one = 1:1
           ten to one = 10:1.
           I have ten dollars to your four.
     10. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
           Three squared or three to the second power is nine.
           Three to the power of two is nine.
           Three to the second is nine.
     11. prep. Used to indicate the indirect object.
           I gave the book to him.
     12. prep. (time) Preceding.
           ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour).
     13. prep. Used to describe what something consists of or contains.
           Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it.
           There's a lot of sense to what he says.
     14. prep. (Canada, UK, Newfoundland, West Midlands) At.
           Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y.
     15. adv. Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
           Please push the door to.
     16. adv. (nautical) Into the wind.
     17. adv. misspelling of too
their
     1. det. Belonging to, from, of, or relating to, them (plural).
           they will meet tomorrow at their convenience;  this is probably their cat
     2. det. Belonging to someone (one person, singular).
     3. adv. misspelling of there
     4. contraction. misspelling of they’re
Homes
     1. n. plural of Home
     2. n. plural of home
     3. n. (slang) alternative spelling of holmes
     4. v. third-person singular present indicative of home
     home
          1. n. A dwelling.:
          2. n.          One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with his family; the habitual abode of one
          3. n.          The place where a person was raised; childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian.
          4. n.          The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections.
          5. n.          A house that has been made home-like, to suit the comfort of those who live there.
                        It's what you bring into a house that makes it a home
          6. n.          A place of refuge, rest or care; an asylum.
                        a home for outcasts
                        a home for the blind
                        a veterans' home
          7. n.          (by extension) The grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul.
          8. n. One’s native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one’s ancestors dwell or dwelt.
          9. n. The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat.
                the home of the pine
          10. n. A focus point.:
          11. n.          (board games) The ultimate point aimed at in a progress; the goal.
                        The object of Sorry! is to get all four of your pawns to your home.
          12. n.          (baseball) Home plate.
          13. n.          (lacrosse) The place of a player in front of an opponent’s goal; also, the player.
          14. n.          (Internet) The landing page of a website; the site's homepage.
          15. n. (lbl, en, computers) clipping of home directory
          16. v. (always with "in on", transitive) To seek or aim for something.
                The missile was able to home in on the target.
          17. adj. Of or pertaining to one’s dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.
          18. adj. Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust.
          19. adv. to home
          20. adv.          to one's place of residence or one's customary or official location
                         go home, come home, carry home
          21. adv.          to one's place of birth
          22. adv.          to the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length
                         to drive a nail home; to ram a cartridge home
          23. adv.          (internet) to the home page
                         Click here to go home.
          24. adv. in one's place of residence or one's customary or official location; at home
                Everyone's gone to watch the game; there's nobody home.
          25. adv. close; closely; to the center; deep
          26. adv. (soccer) into the goal
          27. adv. (nautical) into the right, proper or stowed position
                Sails sheeted home.
while
     1. n. An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
           He lectured for quite a long while.
     2. conj. During the same time that.
           He was sleeping while I was singing.
     3. conj. Although.
           This case, while interesting, is a bit frustrating.
     4. conj. (Northern England, Scotland) Until.
           I'll wait while you've finished painting.
     5. conj. As long as.
           While you're at school you may live at home.
     6. prep. (Northern England, Scotland) Until.
     7. v. To pass (time) idly.
     8. v. To loiter.
at
     1. prep. In, near, or in the general vicinity of a particular place.
           Caesar was at Rome;  at the corner of Fourth Street and Vine;  at Jim’s house
     2. prep. (indicating time) (Indicating occurrence in an instant of time or a period of time relatively short in context or from the speaker's perspective.)
           at six o’clock;  at closing time;  at night.
     3. prep. In the direction of (often in an unfocused or uncaring manner).
           He threw the ball at me.  He shouted at her.
     4. prep. Denotes a price.
           3 apples at 2¢ (each)   The offer was at $30,000 before negotiations.
     5. prep. Occupied in (activity).
           men at work
     6. prep. In a state of.
           She is at sixes and sevens with him.  They are at loggerheads over how best to tackle the fiscal cliff.  The city was at the mercy of the occupying forces.
     7. prep. Indicates a position on a scale or in a series.
           Sell at 90.  Tiger finished the round at tenth, seven strokes behind the leaders.  I'm offering it—just to select customers—at cost.
     8. prep. Because of.
           to laugh at a joke   mad at their comments
     9. prep. Indicates a means, method, or manner.
     10. prep. Holding a given speed or rate.
           It is growing at the rate of 3% a year.  Cruising along at fifty miles per hour.
     11. prep. (used for skills (including in activities) or areas of knowledge) On the subject of; regarding.
           The twins were both bad at chemistry.
           He slipped at marksmanship over his extended vacation.
     12. prep. (Ireland, stressed pronunciation) Bothering, irritating, causing discomfort to
     13. n. The at sign (@).
     14. n. (alt form, att) (Laos currency unit)
the
     1. art. Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that an entity it articulates is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in that same sentence, or assumed already
           I’m reading the book. (Compare I’m reading a book.)
           The street in front of your house. (Compare A street in Paris.)
           The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird.
     2. art.          Used before a noun modified by a restrictive relative clause, indicating that the noun refers to a single referent defined by the relative clause.
                    The street that runs through my hometown.
     3. art. Used before an object considered to be unique, or of which there is only one at a time.
           No one knows how many galaxies there are in the universe.
           God save the Queen!
     4. art. Used before a superlative or an ordinal number modifying a noun, to indicate that the noun refers to a single item.
           That was the best apple pie ever.
     5. art.          Added to a superlative or an ordinal number to make it into a substantive.
                    That apple pie was the best.
     6. art. Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class.
     7. art. Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective.
           Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.
     8. art. Used to indicate a certain example of (a noun) which is usually of most concern or most common or familiar.
           No one in the whole country had seen it before.
           I don't think I'll get to it until the morning.
     9. art. Used before a body part (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun.
           A stone hit him on the head. (= “A stone hit him on his head.”)
     10. art. When stressed, indicates that it describes an object which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention.
           That is the hospital to go to for heart surgery.
     11. adv. 1=With a comparative ormore and a verb phrase, establishes a parallel with one or more other such comparatives.
           The hotter the better.
           The more I think about it, the weaker it looks.
           The more money donated, the more books purchased, and the more happy children.
           It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it.
     12. adv. 1=With a comparative, and often withfor it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated withnone.
           It was a difficult time, but I’m the wiser for it.
           It was a difficult time, and I’m none the wiser for it.
           I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that.
same
     1. adj. Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; identical.
           Are you the same person who phoned me yesterday?
           I realised I was the same age as my grandfather had been when he joined the air force.
           Even if the twins are identical, they are still not the same person, unlike Mark Twain and Samuel Clemens.
           Peter and Anna went to the same high school: the high school to which Peter went is the high school to which Anna went.
     2. adj. Similar, alike.
           You have the same hair I do!
     3. adj. Used to express the unity of an object or person which has various different descriptions or qualities.
           Round here it can be cloudy and sunny even in the same day.
           We were all going in the same direction.
     4. adj. A reply of confirmation of identity.
     5. pron. The identical thing, ditto.
           The same can be said of him.
           It's the same everywhere.
     6. pron. Something similar, something of the identical type.
           She's having apple pie? I'll have the same.   You two are just the same.
     7. pron. (formal, often, legal) It or them, without a connotation of similarity.
           The question is his credibility or lack of same.
     8. pron. (Indian English, common) It or them, as above, meaning the last object mentioned, mainly as complement: on the same, for the same.
           My picture/photography blog...kindly give me your reviews on the same.
     9. interj. (Internet slang) Indicates the speaker's strong approval or agreement with the previous material.
     10. adv. (obsolete, or UK dialectal) Together.
time
     1. n. The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present events into the past.
           Time stops for nobody.   the ebb and flow of time
     2. n.          (physics, usually) A dimension of spacetime with the opposite metric signature to space dimensions; the fourth dimension.
                   Both science-fiction writers and physicists have written about travel through time.
     3. n.          (physics) Change associated with the second law of thermodynamics; the physical and psychological result of increasing entropy.
                   Time slows down when you approach the speed of light.
     4. n.          (physics, reductionistic definition) The property of a system which allows it to have more than one distinct configuration.
                   An essential definition of time should entail neither speed nor direction, just change.
     5. n. A duration of time.
     6. n.          A quantity of availability of duration.
                   More time is needed to complete the project.   You had plenty of time, but you waited until the last minute.   Are you finish
     7. n.          A measurement of a quantity of time; a numerical or general indication of a length of progression.
                   a long time;  Record the individual times for the processes in each batch.   Only your best time is compared with the other compet
     8. n.          (slang) The serving of a prison sentence.
                   The judge leniently granted a sentence with no hard time.   He is not living at home because he is doing time.
     9. n.          An experience.
                   We had a wonderful time at the party.
     10. n.          An era; (with the, sometimes in plural) the current era, the current state of affairs.
                   Roman times;  the time of the dinosaurs
     11. n.          (with possessive) A person's youth or young adulthood, as opposed to the present day.
                   In my time, we respected our elders.
     12. n.          (only in singular, sports) Time out; temporary, limited suspension of play.
     13. n. An instant of time.
     14. n.          How much of a day has passed; the moment, as indicated by a clock or similar device.
                   Excuse me, have you got the time?   What time is it, do you guess? Ten o’clock?   A computer keeps time using a clock battery
     15. n.          A particular moment or hour; the appropriate moment or hour for something (especially with prepositional phrase or imperfect subjunctive).
                   it’s time for bed;  it’s time to sleep;  we must wait for the right time;  it's time we were going
     16. n.          A numerical indication of a particular moment.
                   at what times do the trains arrive?;  these times were erroneously converted between zones
     17. n.          An instance or occurrence.
                   When was the last time we went out? I don’t remember.
                   see you another time;  that’s three times he’s made the same mistake
                   Okay, but this is the last time. No more after that!
     18. n.          (of pubs) Closing time.
                   Last call: it's almost time.
     19. n.          The hour of childbirth.
     20. n.          (as someone's time) The end of someone's life, conceived by the speaker as having been predestined.
                    It was his time.
     21. n. The measurement under some system of region of day or moment.
           Let's synchronize our watches so we're not on different time.
     22. n. Ratio of comparison.
           your car runs three times faster than mine;  that is four times as heavy as this
     23. n. (grammar, dated) Tense.
           the time of a verb
     24. n. (music) The measured duration of sounds; measure; tempo; rate of movement; rhythmical division.
           common or triple time;   the musician keeps good time.
     25. v. To measure or record the time, duration, or rate of.
           I used a stopwatch to time myself running around the block.
     26. v. To choose when something begins or how long it lasts.
           The President timed his speech badly, coinciding with the Super Bowl.
           The bomb was timed to explode at 9:20 p.m.
     27. v. (obsolete) To keep or beat time; to proceed or move in time.
     28. v. (obsolete) To pass time; to delay.
     29. v. To regulate as to time; to accompany, or agree with, in time of movement.
     30. v. To measure, as in music or harmony.
     31. interj. (tennis) Reminder by the umpire for the players to continue playing after their pause.
not
     1. adv. Negates the meaning of the modified verb.
           Did you take out the trash? No, I did not.
           Not knowing any better, I went ahead.
     2. adv. To no degree.
           That is not red; it's orange.
     3. conj. And not.
           I wanted a plate of shrimp, not a bucket of chicken.
           He painted the car blue and black, not solid purple.
     4. interj. (slang) Used to indicate that the previous phrase was meant sarcastically or ironically.
           I really like hanging out with my little brother watching Barney... not!
           Sure, you're perfect the way you are... not!
     5. n. Unary logical function NOT, true if input is false, or a gate implementing that negation function.
           You need a not there to conform with the negative logic of the memory chip.
     6. contraction. (obsolete) Contraction of ne wot, wot not; know not; knows not.
encroaching
     1. adj. That encroaches.
           She could hardly see anything in the encroaching darkness.
     2. v. present participle of encroach
     encroach
          1. v. (transitive, obsolete) to seize, appropriate
          2. v. (intransitive) to intrude unrightfully on someone else’s rights or territory
          3. v. (intransitive) to advance gradually beyond due limits
          4. n. (rare) Encroachment.
on
     1. adj. In the state of being active, functioning or operating.
     2. adj. Performing according to schedule.
           Are we still on for tonight?
           Is the show still on?
     3. adj. (chiefly UK, informal, usually negative) Acceptable, appropriate.
           You can't do that; it's just not on.
     4. adj. (informal) Destined, normally in the context of a challenge being accepted; involved, doomed.
           "Five bucks says the Cavs win tonight." ―"You're on!".
           Mike just threw coffee onto Paul's lap. It's on now.
     5. adj. (baseball, informal) Having reached a base as a runner and being positioned there, awaiting further action from a subsequent batter.
     6. adj. (euphemistic) Menstruating.
     7. adv. To an operating state.
           turn the television on
     8. adv. Along, forwards (continuing an action).
           drive on, rock on
     9. adv. In continuation, at length.
           and so on.
           He rambled on and on.
     10. adv. (not US) Later.
           Ten years on, nothing had changed in the village.
     11. prep. Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.
           on the table;  on the couch
           The parrot was sitting on Jim's shoulder.
     12. prep. At or near; adjacent to.
           Soon we'll pass a statue on the left.
           The fleet is on the American coast.
           Croton-on-Hudson, Rostov-on-Don, Southend-on-Sea
     13. prep. Covering.
           He wore old shoes on his feet.
     14. prep. At the date of.
           Born on the 4th of July.
     15. prep. Some time during the day of.
           I'll see you on Monday.   The bus leaves on Friday.   Can I see you on a different day? On Sunday I'm busy.
     16. prep. Dealing with the subject of, about, or concerning something.
           A book on history.   The World Summit on the Information Society.
     17. prep. Touching; hanging from.
           The fruit ripened on the trees.   The painting hangs on the wall.
     18. prep. (informal) In the possession of.
           I haven't got any money on me.
     19. prep. Because of, or due to.
           To arrest someone on suspicion of bribery.   To contact someone on a hunch.
     20. prep. Upon; at the time of (and often because of).
           On Jack's entry, William got up to leave.
           On the addition of ammonia, a chemical reaction begins.
     21. prep. Paid for by.
           The drinks are on me tonight, boys.   The meal is on the house.   I paid for the airfare and meals for my family, but the hotel room was on the company.
     22. prep. Used to indicate a means or medium.
           I saw it on television.   Can't you see I'm on the phone?
     23. prep. Indicating a means of subsistence.
           They lived on ten dollars a week.   The dog survived three weeks on rainwater.
     24. prep. Away or occupied with (e.g. a scheduled activity).
           He's on his lunch break.   on vacation;  on holiday
     25. prep. Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with.
           to play on a violin or piano
           Her words made a lasting impression on my mind.
     26. prep. Regularly taking (a drug).
           You've been on these antidepressants far too long.   He's acting so strangely, I think he must be on something.
     27. prep. Under the influence of (a drug).
           He's acting crazy because he's on crack right now.
     28. prep. (mathematics) Having identical domain and codomain.
           a function on
     29. prep. (mathematics) HavingV^n as domain and V as codomain, for some set V and integer n.
           an operator on
     30. prep. (mathematics) Generated by.
           the free group on four letters
     31. prep. Supported by (the specified part of itself).
           A table can't stand on two legs.   After resting on his elbows, he stood on his toes, then walked on his heels.
     32. prep. At a given time after the start of something; at.
     33. prep. In addition to; besides; indicating multiplication or succession in a series.
           heaps on heaps of food
           mischief on mischief; loss on loss
     34. prep. (obsolete, regional) of
     35. prep. Indicating dependence or reliance; with confidence in.
           I depended on them for assistance.
           He will promise on certain conditions.
           Do you ever bet on horses?
     36. prep. Toward; for; indicating the object of an emotion.
           Have pity or compassion on him.
     37. prep. (obsolete) At the peril of, or for the safety of.
     38. prep. In the service of; connected with; of the number of.
           He is on a newspaper; I am on the committee.
     39. prep. By virtue of; with the pledge of.
           He affirmed or promised on his word, or on his honour.
     40. prep. To the account or detriment of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon.
           On us be all the blame.
           A curse on him!
           Please don't tell on her and get her in trouble.
           He turned on her and has been her enemy ever since.
           He went all honest on me, making me listen to his confession.
     41. v. (transitive, Singapore, Philippines) to switch on
           Can you on the light?
     42. prep. (UK dialectal, Scotland) Without.
     43. n. In the Japanese language, a pronunciation, or reading, of a kanji character that was originally based on the character's pronunciation in Chinese, contrasted with kun.
           Most kanji have two kinds of reading, called "on" and "kun".
human
     1. adj. (notcomp) Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.
     2. adj. (comparable) Having the nature or attributes of a human being.
           To err is human; to forgive, divine.
     3. n. A human being, whether man, woman or child.
           Humans share common ancestors with other apes.
     4. v. (rare) To behave as or become, or to cause to behave as or become, a human.
rights
     1. n. plural of right
     2. v. third-person singular present indicative of right
     right
          1. adj. (archaic) Straight, not bent.
                a right line
          2. adj. (geometry) Of an angle, having a size of 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines.
                The kitchen counter formed a right angle with the back wall.
          3. adj. (geometry) Of a geometric figure, incorporating a right angle between edges, faces, axes, etc.
                a right triangle, a right prism, a right cone
          4. adj. Complying with justice, correctness or reason; correct, just, true.
                I thought you'd made a mistake, but it seems you were right all along.
                It's not right that one person gets all the credit for the group's work.
          5. adj. Appropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose.
                Is this the right software for my computer?
          6. adj. Healthy, sane, competent.
                I'm afraid my father is no longer in his right mind.
          7. adj. Real; veritable (used emphatically).
                You've made a right mess of the kitchen!
          8. adj. (Australia) All right; not requiring assistance.
          9. adj. (dated) Most favourable or convenient; fortunate.
          10. adj. Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north. This arrow points to the right: →
                After the accident, her right leg was slightly shorter than her left.
          11. adj. Designed to be placed or worn outward.
                the right side of a piece of cloth
          12. adj. (politics) Pertaining to the political right; conservative.
          13. adv. On the right side.
          14. adv. Towards the right side.
          15. adv. Exactly, precisely.
                The arrow landed right in the middle of the target.
                Luckily we arrived right at the start of the film.
          16. adv. Immediately, directly.
                Can't you see it? It's right beside you!
                Tom was standing right in front of the TV, blocking everyone's view.
          17. adv. (UK, US, dialect) Very, extremely, quite.
                I made a right stupid mistake there, didn't I?
                I stubbed my toe a week ago and it still hurts right much.
          18. adv. According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really.
          19. adv. In a correct manner.
                Do it right or don't do it at all.
          20. adv. (dated, still used in some titles) To a great extent or degree.
                Sir, I am right glad to meet you …
                Members of the Queen's Privy Council are styled The Right Honourable for life.
                The Right Reverend Monsignor Guido Sarducci.
          21. interj. Yes, that is correct; I agree.
          22. interj. I agree with whatever you say; I have no opinion.
          23. interj. Signpost word to change the subject in a discussion or discourse.
                - After that interview, I don't think we should hire her.- Right — who wants lunch?
          24. interj. Used to check agreement at the end of an utterance.
                You're going, right?
          25. interj. Used to add seriousness or decisiveness before a statement.
          26. n. That which complies with justice, law or reason.
                We're on the side of right in this contest.
          27. n. A legal, just or moral entitlement.
                You have no right to go through my personal diary.
                see also in right of
          28. n. The right side or direction.
                The pharmacy is just on the right past the bookshop.
          29. n. The right hand.
          30. n. (politics) The ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group.
                The political right holds too much power.
          31. n. The outward or most finished surface, as of a piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.
          32. v. To correct.
                Righting all the wrongs of the war immediately will be impossible.
          33. v. To set upright.
                The tow-truck righted what was left of the automobile.
          34. v. (intransitive) To return to normal upright position.
                When the wind died down, the ship righted.
          35. v. To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.
                to right the oppressed
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary